Kaster Celebration Night at I-35

| July 28, 2013
IMCA Sport Modified Winner is: #23jr, Nick Roberts, Des Moines, IA -- Photo by picturemeracing.com

IMCA Sport Modified Winner is: #23jr, Nick Roberts, Des Moines, IA — Photo by picturemeracing.com

WINSTON, MO (July 27, 2013) – In an action packed and busy night of racing the Grand Nationals was first onto the track to set the nights pace.  Travis Walker #71 threaded the needle while passing the early race leader of Houston Johnson #97 and the second place finisher of Buz Kaster #I35A on his way to victory.  Behind Walker and Kaster placing third was Marty Powell #9p, as Houston Johnson would fall to fourth.  Experiencing mechanical issues Austin Johnson #98 would finish fifth.  Heat race winner on Kaster Celebration Night at the Races would be #I35A driven by Buz Kaster, who would be pulling double duty on the night driving both Grand National and Modified.

Visiting I-35 Speedway would be the Show-Me Vintage Racers bringing back memories of racing days gone by.   With a gallant move from last to first in the first corner of the first lap, Darren Shore #2 would charge to the front early to lead every lap and claim the night’s top spot.  Jimmy Winkler #6 held off the hard charge of heat race winner Shane Wilson #7 to place second, keeping Wilson in third.  Dave Baldwin in car #4 would place fourth, and heat race winner Mike McDowell #24 would finish fifth.

Point leader of the Midwest Lightning Sprints Tom Brown #b20 would pad to an already wide margin by picking up the feature win after claiming an earlier heat race victory.  Newcomer to I-35, Ken Brown #10 would place second with Greg Black #53 a solid third.  Rick Baxter #12b finished fourth with Barry Lamb #49L rounding out the top five.  Tony Layne #71 was also a heat race winner.

As the norm at I-35 Speedway the IMCA Stock Cars did not disappoint as Kevin Anderson #417, would make a last lap pass on the high side for the feature win.  Early race leader Greg Keuhn #6x would hold off  Brad Whitney #x9 by a fender to place second with Whitney third.  Point leader Dean Wray #77 would recover from an early race encounter to finish fourth, as Bennie Turner II #11t would come home fifth. Heat race winner included John Crews #12c and Bennie Turner II #11t.

As the high flying IMCA Sport Mods took to the 3/8 mile of dirt #23jr of Nick “The Kid” Roberts would come from a seventh row outside starting position to conquer the field on his way to victory.  For the second week in a row Tony Manley #3x would lead all but the last lap to place second, with Jeremy Pittsenbarger #32p back in true form placing third.  Point leader Randy Ainsworth #57 continues his consistent season with a solid fourth place finish as Josh Steele #94j would finish fifth.  Heat race winners were Tony Manley #3x, Mitch Booher #22b, and Randy Ainsworth #57.

IMCA Hobby Stocks saw the point battle draw closer as heat race winner #34 Mich Ross would hold off National IMCA Rookie of the Year point leader Kenny Champ #3 to claim is third victory of the 2013 season.  Champ would finish second as fellow rookie Cody Doolittle #5 would finish third.  Third generation driver Bryce Whitney #x9 would finish fourth as the veteran David Truskett #83 would suffer mechanical problems moving him to fifth.

Winning in a dominating fashion in the IMCA Modified class witnessed Cory Wray #69n pick up the victory in a green to white to checkered feature.  John Hanson #2h after leading early would slip to third, as point leader Steven Glenn #26s would get past Hanson for second.  Jim Cameron, in the Starmer prepared #96c, would fend off the late challenge of Jim Peeler #92 to finish fourth with Peeler having to settle for fifth.  Heat race winners included John Hanson #2h and Paul Lanfermann II #10L.

I-35 Speedway would like to thank all of our loyal fans for their support on Kaster Celebration Night at the Races.  A large number of the Kaster family was on hand to celebrate and acknowledge all that Larry Kaster accomplished in improving dirt track racing.  A special trophy was presented to Dixie Kaster and the entire Kaster family by Mike and Kyle Johnson in honor of the late Larry Kaster.  Fans were entertained and involved during Intermission, as the egg relay race was too close to call and all involved fans and drivers alike were winners.  Pre-egg race inspection did find a couple of drivers attempting to gain an unfair advantage by bringing super glue and oversized ladles to participate.  After all rule infractions were cleared up the race was a huge success.  All fans young and old alike please make a poster of your favorite driver, car, or race track and bring them to I-35 Speedway next Saturday night for Poster Night at the races.  We invite all back next week for more exciting racing, family fun, and “Dirt Trackin at its Best”.

 

Grand Nationals

  1. Travis Walker #71
  2. Buz Kaster #I-35A (Heat Race Winner)
  3. Marty Powell #9p
  4. Houston Johnson #97
  5. Austin Johnson #98

Show-Me Vintage Racers

  1. Darren Shore #2
  2. Jimmy Winkler #6
  3. Shane Wilson #7 (Heat Race Winner)
  4. Dave Baldwin #4
  5. Mike McDowell #24 (Heat Race Winner)
  6. Jim Clevenger #76
  7. Brian Strong #711
  8. John Steenstry #22

Midwest Lightning Sprints

  1. Tom Brown #b20 (Heat Race Winner)
  2. Ken Brown #10
  3. Greg Black #53
  4. Rick Baxter #12b
  5. Barry Lamb #49L
  6. Luke McGee #13
  7. Tony Layne #71 (Heat Race Winner)
  8. Luke Baxter #10b
  9. Brendon Martin #21

IMCA Stock Cars

  1. Kevin Anderson #417
  2. Greg Keuhn #6x
  3. Brad Whitney #x9
  4. Dean Wray #77
  5. Bennie Turner II #11t (Heat Race Winner)
  6. John Crews #12c (Heat Race Winner)
  7. Richard Moulton #18
  8. Jeff Dixon #88
  9. Aaron Sauter #21a
  10. Jake Cameron #86c

IMCA Sport Mods

  1. Nick Roberts #23jr
  2. Tony Manley #3x (Heat Race Winner)
  3. Jeremy Pittsenbarger #32p
  4. Randy Ainsworth #57 (Heat Race Winner)
  5. Josh Steele #94j
  6. Wes Bestgen #15b
  7. Mike Nelson #95
  8. Jason Billups #33j
  9. Anthony Asher #37
  10. Mitch Booher #22b (Heat Race Winner)
  11. Brandon Bouzek #75
  12. Lynn Starry #54
  13. LeRoy Cameron #6a
  14. Josh Barnes #52j
  15. Jaden Bears #20j
  16. Brady Sensenich #60
  17. Jared Timmerman #7+

IMCA Hobby Stocks

  1. Mich Ross #34 (Heat Race Winner)
  2. Kenny Champ #3
  3. Cody Doolittle #5
  4. Bryce Whitney #x9
  5. David Truskett #83
  6. Billie Hoover #21h
  7. Jeff Goepferich #5j

IMCA Modifieds

  1. Cory Wray #69n
  2. Steven Glenn #26s
  3. John Hanson #2h (Heat Race Winner)
  4. Jim Cameron #96c
  5. Jim Peeler #92
  6. Jeff Marriott #56
  7. Blake Peeler #292
  8. Paul Lanfermann II #10L (Heat Race Winner)
  9. Buz Kaster #54
  10. Dave Petty Jr. #97
  11. P.J. Conger #19
  12. Shawn Lee #4d

 

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